Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bombers of Bombing Squadron 17 on a training flight in the eastern United States, 26 Jun 1943. Three weeks later, this squadron would deploy aboard USS Bunker Hill.

Caption     Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bombers of Bombing Squadron 17 on a training flight in the eastern United States, 26 Jun 1943. Three weeks later, this squadron would deploy aboard USS Bunker Hill. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-78702
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SB2C Helldiver   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,532 x 2,152 pixels
Photos on Same Day 26 Jun 1943
Photos at Same Place United States
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Darren Tallman says:
17 Apr 2023 11:43:55 AM

It is very likely that my Uncle Dewey O. Tallman is in one of the planes in this picture. His plane crashed in the Atlantica few weeks later on a training run.

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